Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2021 | 11:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| May 14, 2021 | 13:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| May 13, 2021 | 13:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 11 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Carrick Bay |
Neil Barron |
| May 13, 2021 | 08:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
The puddle (Calf of Man) |
Mollie Kirk |
| May 13, 2021 | 17:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Bay Fine Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| May 12, 2021 | 08:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 600 |
Peel |
Many |
| May 7, 2021 | 20:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Off Cranstal |
Nigel Fairclough |
| May 7, 2021 | 13:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel bay and Peel hill |
MWDW |
| May 2, 2021 | 08:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel bay |
Joe Yapp, Lindsay Clark |
| May 2, 2021 | 11:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gibdale point, Calf of Man |
Mollie Kirk |
| May 2, 2021 | 09:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| May 2, 2021 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| May 2, 2021 | 14:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
East side Calf sound Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| May 2, 2021 | 16:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| May 2, 2021 | 16:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | 14:50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay below Fairy Cottage | David Thornley, David Cooper | |
| May 12, 2025 | 14:05 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Sugarloaf | Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat | |||
| May 10, 2025 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | 1 mile off Niarbyl | Glenda | ||
| May 5, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Groudle | Anon | |||
| May 1, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 1/2 mile off Dalby | Mark Cain | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Langness | Neil Garlick | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Spanish Head | Stephen Arnold | ||
| August 3, 2024 | 15:00 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Point of Ayre | Anon | |||
| August 1, 2024 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ramsey | Orry Corlett | |||
| May 31, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Peel Castle | Keith H | |||
| May 22, 2024 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 kms off Scarlett | Tom | ||
| May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam |